Last month, Nuwa Niangniang came to the county Niangniang Temple to reveal a miracle, so that the evergreen 30-year-old iron tree in the view bloomed in front of everyone's eyes, this spectacle suddenly made this deep mountain break the view of the light of day, back to people's sight, but also let the villagers of ten miles and eight townships from the depths of memory to find the respect and worship of the goddess of creation, all with piety and family resources to come to the temple to burn incense and ask for divination, pray for blessings and avoid evil.

At the same time, a holy decree from the imperial court went directly to Siye, encouraging the people to regain their faith, revere the gods, and thank Nuwa Niangniang for her kindness.

In order to show his sincerity, the current emperor also allocated 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury for the renovation and reconstruction of Niangniang Temple in various places.

During this time, Lord Ling Xuguan and a few apprentices all became energetic and excited because of the continuous good deeds, and even the Miao Xian, who was usually wooden, was a little more energetic than before.

As a result, the Taoist tradition of holding the Jiao ceremony on both days was put on the agenda.

On this day, it happened to be July 15 again, the gate of the Taoist temple was opened, and countless believers came one after another, gathering Niangniangguan to pray for the blessings and virtues of the Daran Dynasty.

Chu Zhe stepped on the mountain road paved with long stone slabs in a moon-white robe, and quietly came to a lively and noisy Niangniangguan.

The crowd in front of them was crowded, and they were all attracted by the singing and dancing in the Jiao altar, chatting and gossiping while watching.

"It would be nice to have another look at Nuwa Niangniang's miracles. ”

"You are so leisurely as a Nuwa Niangniang? There is more than this place in this world, and the gods are like our saints today, and they always have to patrol around. ”

"Don't you say it, the plaster of the Lord of Ling Xuguan is indeed a good thing, wasn't it stung by a poisonous scorpion while hunting two days ago, I just happened to meet the Miaoqing female crown that I bought down the mountain, she used a plaster for me, and now there is no problem at all when I walk!"

My brother was not so lucky, he was stung by a poisonous scorpion in the mountains last year, and was sent to the county hospital at that time. ”

"Those of us who are used to going out in the mountains and forests had better carry some of this plaster with us. ”

"Yes, I'm also waiting for Lord Ling Xuguan to finish the rituals, and then go to ask for some. ”

"Hey, look, Miaoqing Female Crown is really a good look!"

Chu Zhe was crowded in the crowd, unable to enter or retreat, and the gossip of the two floated in his ears, and he couldn't help but stand on his heels and look towards the place they were talking about.

There was a staircase in front of him, and the steps were full of people, and he couldn't see that place, but just as someone squatted down to pick up something, he saw through the gap and saw a few people who attracted everyone's attention.

I saw that in the courtyard opposite the mountain gate, a female crown wearing a gold and silver silk robe, full of white hair, held three clear bells, and led four young female crowns of different heights, short, fat and thin while singing ancient tunes while dancing around the Jiao altar.

Chu Zhe saw the slender female crown with a cold gaze at a glance.

She held a piece of Chao Jane in her hand and walked lightly to the tune.

Raising hands, spinning, leaning over, and striding all reveal solemnity and sacredness.

Chu Zhe's heartbeat was fast again, as if he was hooked by the female crown called Miaoqing, and there was no respite.

Soon, his gaze was blocked again, and Chu Zhe lost his square inch a little and wanted to squeeze forward.

However, the front chest is against the back, where is it as easy as he thinks.

Helpless, he could only be trapped there, relying on his ears and imagination in his head to get through this difficult moment.

Soon, the chanting ended, and the female crowns bowed to the Nuwa Niangniang in the main hall, and then withdrew from the Jiao altar in an orderly manner.

The believers also dispersed, going to the main hall to bow and go to the side hall to ask for divination, and after a while, the originally crowded aisle suddenly became empty.

The bewildering figure was still flying and hovering in his mind, and the chief next to him ran to his side and asked in a low voice, and Chu Zhe woke up from a dream.

He looked around and found that Miaoqing had already entered the side hall on the left, where many villagers gathered to ask for divination, Miaoqing looked solemn and sat at the table to calculate the hexagram for them.

He paused, and instead of bothering, he turned around and began to wander around the temple.

The area of the Taoist temple is not large, and it is quickly finished. For the freshly baked Tanhualang of the dynasty, the four products of the Hanlin Academy were edited, and Chu Zhe's long-term follower Amu was a little puzzled at this time.

He followed behind Chu Zhe, he didn't know why his young master came here to hang out, he endured it for two hours, and finally asked when many believers left one after another:

"Young Master, the Taoist Temple is going to close its door, let's ......"

Chu Zhe, who was deep in thought, was stunned for a moment, looked around, there were indeed many fewer people, he got up and patted the dust on his body, turned around and walked towards the main hall.

"Miao Zhen Dao Chief!" Chu Zhe arched his hand at the person who was pouring the scroll.

"Huh?" Miao Zhen put down the believer offering book in his hand and looked up at the person.

This person is extremely long, wearing a moon-white robe, a wide-sided brocade belt of auspicious clouds of the same color around his waist, a white jade tassel pendant tied on the side, and his jet-black hair is tied by a gold crown inlaid with dark green jade.

Seeing Miao Zhen like this, Chu Zhe guessed that she should have forgotten herself, so she took the initiative to say: "In the next is passing through here last month, and was rescued by Daoist Miaozhen and Daoist Miaoqing, in Xia Chu Zhe." ”

"Ahh

She laughed twice, relieved the embarrassing atmosphere, and said, "It turned out to be Gongzi Chu, I'm really sorry, I'm a little busy and dizzy during this time." I don't know if Chu Gongzi came this time, did he ...... "Pray to God or ask for divination, Miao Zhen didn't continue to say this, she remembered that this person said that he wanted to come to the door to thank him."

She was a little surprised, she wouldn't really come here to give gifts, would she?

Chu Zhe didn't let Miao Zhen guess much, and quickly explained his intention: "I am indeed here to thank the two Taoist masters for saving their lives." I don't know if I have this honor here, can I pay a visit to Lord Lingxu?"

Miao Zhen didn't dare to agree easily, so she just said that she wanted to ask the master.

Chu Zhe nodded, and was taken by Miao Zhen to the Jing'an Hall on the right.

There were a few tables, chairs, and benches, and Myojin told him to wait here for a moment before heading out to the backyard.

"Miaoqing, Miaoqing!" Miaozhen didn't go to the master first, but turned to the room, and saw that the three junior sisters were cooking on the fire, so they walked up to Yaoguang and squeezed their eyebrows for a while.

"What are you doing?" Yaoguang was a little amused and followed Miaozhen out of the room.

Miao Zhen saw that the other two couldn't hear it, so she whispered to Yaoguang: "That, the son named Chu Zhe is here." ”

"Oh?" Yaoguang pretended not to know what he meant.

"It was last month, you forgot, it was raining heavily that day, and on the way back we came, the scholar we saved, do you remember?"

"Oh!" Yaoguang nodded, indicating that he understood, and then turned around to enter the room.

"Hey, I said!" Miao Zhen grabbed Yaoguang's arm, dragged the person back, bit his ear and said: "I can see it, that Chu Gongzi likes you, have you ever considered letting him make a personal promise?"

Yaoguang was a little funny, and slapped the hand that his senior sister had put up.

"What nonsense, I'm a monk, but I don't have those nonsense ideas!"

"Hey, what are you talking about?" At this time, Miao Jing, who had a curious face, suddenly rushed over, and when she heard a "mess", her eyes suddenly brightened a little, and she asked, "What kind of mess?"

"Hey, kid, what are you asking! Go, hurry up and cook!"

Miao Zhen didn't say anything more, glanced at Yaoguang meaninglessly, and then turned around and walked towards the master's room.

Miao Zhen is a straight person, he has had that ordeal, but he is very good at self-regulation, he didn't drill the horns, and he didn't learn Miao Shi to "punish himself with other people's mistakes", and he was heartless all day long, or he was devoted to the cooking of the Taoist temple.

Of course, if her junior sisters have a good home, she is happy from the bottom of her heart, and she can't wait for them to be happy, don't have no hope like her.

For example, this son named Chu Zhe, she saw it that day, although her mouth opened and closed towards herself, her eyes were always staring at Miaoqing.

Miao Zhen had a hunch that Chu Zhe came this time not only to thank them for saving their lives.

She thought of a possibility, couldn't help but show an excited expression again, and called out to the master outside the main house of Ling Xuguan with her throat, and after getting the answer, she walked in happily.

On this side, Yaoguang pulled Miaojing back to the room, Miaojing chased after Yaoguang's ass and kept asking, Yaoguang was a little helpless, and he didn't want to talk about Chu Zhe's situation, so he casually made up a reason to send people away.

And after listening to Miao Zhen's advice, the Lord of Ling Xuguan also smelled an unusual smell, and immediately put down the teacup in his hand and walked towards the front yard with the big apprentice.

As soon as the Lord of Ling Xuguan entered the Jing'an Palace, he was shocked by the person sitting at the table, the appearance of the beautiful scenery and the modest temperament, but he didn't expect the two disciples to be involved with such a good person.

However, a person in her sixties has always been an expert who likes to make fools with her face, she sat on the side, first understood the intention of Chu Zhe, and then thanked him for sending a thousand taels of offerings, and then waited for this son to say the most important purpose.

Half an hour later, Ling Xuan asked Miaozhen to send people out of the Taoist temple, and then slowly paced back to the dining hall in the backyard.

Today is the day of viewing, and the view is to be vegetarian, and what is on the table is all the same color of tofu, radish, green bamboo shoots and other soup and cold dishes that can no longer be vegetarian.

Fortunately, now that life is better, with more rapeseed oil in the dishes and Miao Xian's talented cooking skills, everyone is enjoying it.

After the meal, Ling Xuguan saw that Yaoguang was about to wash the dishes and chopsticks, so he said loudly: "Miaoqing, you come with me, I have something to say to you." ”

Yaoguang said hello, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and followed the master into the rightmost wing.

"Sit down and talk, we've been tired all day. ”

"Yes, master. ”

Yaoguang intimately poured a cup of hot tea for Ling Xu, and then sat on another circle chair.

"Just now, a son named Chu Zhe came. ”

"I know, the senior sister has talked to the apprentice. ”

Ling Xuan nodded, did not speak immediately, was silent for a moment, and then said slowly:

"Miaoqing, you're already seventeen this year, aren't you?"

Yao Guang snorted when he heard this.

Ling Xuguan has a characteristic, but if he calls the apprentice Tao, it means that there is a serious topic to talk about, and what kind of little Qingqing, Xiao Zhenzhen, it means that the next is some gags, and there are inconsequential words.

Yao Guang had a hunch, Ling Xuan called himself over at this time, coupled with this serious opening remark, it is estimated that the next thing must be unusual.

Chu Zhe came to the temple today, she already knew about it.

It's just that she thought that the man would run in front of her to show her presence, but she didn't expect to run to the master.

The situation was expected and somewhat unexpected, she was a little curious about what the man said to the master, so she quietly waited for the Lord of Ling Xuguan to take the initiative to speak.

"I remember seventeen years ago, Lao Dao I went to Linxian County, and you Ling Wushi Uncle was a guest, but I found a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes being thrown in the woods on the way, and the heart-rending cry, now I think about it, I feel loud.

Lao Dao saw that the doll was pitiful, so he hugged it back to Guanli. And the originally quiet Taoist temple, because of your arrival, suddenly became lively.

You're crying so much when you were a kid! You can be heard crying all the time. The cry is penetrating, from the mountain gate to the vegetable garden behind, as long as you cry, there is no place that you can't hear.

Therefore, the old Tao gave you a road name, Miaoqing. ”

Following Ling Xu's memories, Yaoguang remembered the poor but happy times when he was a child, and couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh.

"Master, how good the name you gave me, now I can be quiet, and I won't mess around anymore. It's wonderful......"

"Hey, that leather monkey, it is estimated that he has inherited your mantle, and it is possible that he will be older than you when he is picked up, and his temperament will never change, he is fourteen years old, and he is still like a child of three or four years old. ”

Yao Guang saw that although Ling Xuguan Lord was full of complaints, his face was soft. Miao Jing can grow up so carefree and innocent and happy, all because of the connivance and favor of Lord Ling Xuguan.

She always knew that her master was a soft-hearted old lady.

Ling Xuan sighed for a while about the youthful years of his apprentices, and as soon as he changed his words, he said to Yaoguang:

"Miaoqing, you see, the people in this world are dusty, but they are just a snap of a finger. Niangniangguan is a place that has experienced hardships, Miao Shi and Miao Zhen, because of that disaster, there is no chance to re-enter the red dust, and you, as well as Miao Xian, Miao Jing, as a teacher, hope that you can go out and live a different life. ”

"Master!"

"Listen to me first. Ling Xuan waved his hand to stop Yaoguang, and continued:

"That prince of Chu Zhe is a child of a famous family in Mengzhou, and now he has obtained fame and is appointed as the editor of the fourth grade of the Hanlin Academy. He is a man of affection, saying that he stained your innocence in the cave that time, and begged to marry you here for the teacher.

Miaoqing, would you like to marry him?"